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Samantha | Samantha Jo Swain | ||
was fatally injured in a | was fatally injured in a | ||
car crash in Brandon, | car crash in Brandon, | ||
Man. Dec. 4. She was | Man. Dec. 4. She was | ||
born Jan. 10, 1986 in | born Jan. 10, 1986 in | ||
Regina. Sammie | Regina. Sammie came | ||
into foster | into foster care in early | ||
childhood and came | childhood and came | ||
to live with Bill and | to live with Bill and | ||
Marianne Hildebrandt | Marianne Hildebrandt | ||
at age 2 along with | at age 2 along with | ||
siblings Tracey, Tara and | siblings Tracey, Tara and Kyler. She accepted | ||
Christian faith at age 5. | Christian faith at age 5. She enjoyed Turtle | ||
Mountain Bible Camp and came | Mountain Bible Camp and came away from | ||
her last year of teen camp with a renewed | her last year of teen camp with a renewed | ||
sense of commitment. She loved swimming, | sense of commitment. She loved swimming, | ||
horseback riding, hiking, track and field, | horseback riding, hiking, track and field, | ||
crafts, art, piano, cooking, baking, Pioneer | crafts, art, piano, cooking, baking, Pioneer | ||
Girls and, in | Girls and, in Caronport, Sask., kids choir and | ||
junior youth . She later moved to Cartwright, | junior youth. She later moved to Cartwright, | ||
Man. to live with Tom and Diane Miller and | Man. to live with Tom and Diane Miller and | ||
to Brandon, where she worked at Maple Leaf | to Brandon, where she worked at Maple Leaf | ||
and moved into an apartment with her | and moved into an apartment with her | ||
friend Nicky, | friend Nicky, but she stayed in touch with | ||
the | the Hildebrandts. She was planning to return | ||
to high school in | to high school in January. She is remembered | ||
for her resilience, zest for life, generous | for her resilience, zest for life, generous spirit and ready smile. She is survived by her | ||
birth mother Loretta Swain; foster parents | |||
birth | Bill and Marianne Hildrebrandt; and siblings | ||
Bill and | Stephanie Hildebrandt, Kelvin Hildebrandt, | ||
Tracey Gray, Kathy Hildebrandt, Tara Swain, | |||
Tracey | Kyler Swain and Bill Swain. | ||
Kyler | |||
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Revision as of 14:42, 12 September 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Feb 7 p. 20
Birth date: 1986 Jan 10
text of obituary:
SAMANTHA JO SWAIN
Samantha Jo Swain was fatally injured in a car crash in Brandon, Man. Dec. 4. She was born Jan. 10, 1986 in Regina. Sammie came into foster care in early childhood and came to live with Bill and Marianne Hildebrandt at age 2 along with siblings Tracey, Tara and Kyler. She accepted Christian faith at age 5. She enjoyed Turtle Mountain Bible Camp and came away from her last year of teen camp with a renewed sense of commitment. She loved swimming, horseback riding, hiking, track and field, crafts, art, piano, cooking, baking, Pioneer Girls and, in Caronport, Sask., kids choir and junior youth. She later moved to Cartwright, Man. to live with Tom and Diane Miller and to Brandon, where she worked at Maple Leaf and moved into an apartment with her friend Nicky, but she stayed in touch with the Hildebrandts. She was planning to return to high school in January. She is remembered for her resilience, zest for life, generous spirit and ready smile. She is survived by her birth mother Loretta Swain; foster parents Bill and Marianne Hildrebrandt; and siblings Stephanie Hildebrandt, Kelvin Hildebrandt, Tracey Gray, Kathy Hildebrandt, Tara Swain, Kyler Swain and Bill Swain.
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